Keats Surname

95,237th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,997 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Canada
Highest density in:
Bermuda

Keats Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Kett,' but whether Kett represents a nick, of Catherine, or, like Kit, of Christopher, I cannot say. The forms are found all over England, confirming a baptismal derivation.

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Keats Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Canada1,9731:18,6752,632
United States1,1731:309,00228,359
England8531:65,3207,596
Australia4821:56,0086,857
New Zealand2761:16,4072,862
South Africa461:1,177,77667,773
Wales421:73,6796,340
China151:91,154,7714,767
India151:51,137,692512,385
Singapore131:423,66918,211
Thailand131:5,433,719375,884
Bermuda101:6,5281,005
United Arab Emirates81:1,145,28440,289
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Scotland61:892,30328,047
Malaysia51:5,898,845196,803
Russia51:28,824,611530,332
Saudi Arabia41:7,713,95437,548
France31:22,140,907385,998
Israel31:2,852,545113,505
Jersey31:33,0674,675
Spain31:15,584,012120,866
Venezuela21:15,102,03869,873
Vietnam21:46,323,0275,235
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Guyana11:762,22114,420
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Isle of Man11:85,8224,091
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland51:885,97323,404
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England6511:37,4434,838
Wales211:74,6863,520
Scotland31:1,247,73924,719
Guernsey21:16,3281,834
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1331:377,58428,378

Keats (209) may also be a first name.

Keats Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Kett,' but whether Kett represents a nick, of Catherine, or, like Kit, of Christopher, I cannot say. The forms are found all over England, confirming a baptismal derivation. The variants given in the Oxford Registers are: Keete, Keighte, Keit, Ket, Keyt, Kight, Kighte, Kite, Kitte, and Kyte. Several of these are variants of Kite, which see. Keats or Keates is the genitive, as in Williams, Jones, &c.

William Ket, Norfolk, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

1575. Jerome Kighte, Oxfordshire: Register of the University of Oxford.

1581. Thomas Keate, or Keighte: ibid.

1589. Edward Keat, Berkshire: ibid.

1780. Married — Jeremiah James and Ann Keate: St. George, Hanover Square.

1791. — James Watts and Hannah Keates: ibid.

1795. — Richard Keats and Mary Widdison: ibid.

1803. Joseph Hyde and Frances Keet: ibid.

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

Keat(e)’s (Son): v. Keat(e.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

(English) Descendant of Keat (lively); or of Ket, an abbreviation of one of the names beginning with Ketil (cauldron); descendant of Kit, a pet form of Christopher (Christ-bearer).

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

For Keate. Hence Keats, the poet.

The Norman People (1874)

From Kitts; a location name in Devon Or from the German, Kietz; a personal name.

British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

Keats Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Keats Come From? nationality or country of origin

Keats (Marathi: केअतस) has its highest incidence in Canada. It may occur as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Keats? popularity and diffusion

The surname Keats is the 95,237th most common last name on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,458,384 people. This last name is mostly found in The Americas, where 62 percent of Keats are found; 62 percent are found in North America and 60 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 625,736th most commonly held first name worldwide It is held by 209 people.

This surname is most widely held in Canada, where it is held by 1,973 people, or 1 in 18,675. In Canada Keats is mostly found in: Newfoundland and Labrador, where 41 percent reside, Ontario, where 22 percent reside and Alberta, where 12 percent reside. Outside of Canada this surname occurs in 52 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 23 percent reside and England, where 17 percent reside.

Keats Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Keats has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname expanded 882 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 131 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it expanded 200 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it expanded 200 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it fell 60 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Keats Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the surname is chiefly Anglican (80%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Keats last name are 2.83% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 50.4% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Keats earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 177.46% more than the national average, earning R 659,352 per year; in United States they earn 15.47% more than the national average, earning $49,826 USD per year and in Canada they earn 9.73% less than the national average, earning $44,851 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Keates913,193/
Keatts911,272/
Keaths911/
Keatst911/
Keatse910/
Kats8910,161/
Kets891,426/
Keattes8319/
Katse801,196/
Koets80945/
Kauts80746/
Ketse80724/
Katts80607/
Kahts80546/
Kaats80319/
Keets80230/
Ketts80185/
Khats80116/
Katsh8062/
Kaets8052/
Khets8047/
Keyts8042/
Kaths8033/
Keits8025/
Kaits8021/
Kayts8016/
Keatz8016/
Kyets8012/
Kiets808/
Katsz803/
Ceats802/
Katst801/
Katss801/
Kuets801/
Katcs801/
Ketsh800/
Keetse731,603/
Katsch73539/
Katshe73459/
Kautse73157/
Khetse73148/
Keatch73117/
Keites7366/
Kastås7366/
Keiths7360/
Kautts7347/
Keijts7336/
Ketshe7323/
Keytes7318/
Cheats7313/
Ketsch7312/
Kaitse7311/
Khatts737/
Khuets736/
Kheyts736/
Kettős736/
Kaatse735/
Keetes734/
Kautsh734/
Khayts733/
Kauths731/
Kesths731/
Kehets731/
Keitse731/
Kashts731/
Kojats731/
Gkeits731/
Khetts731/
Katshı731/
Khatse731/
Kaiats731/
Katchs731/
Keattz730/
Katszh730/
Keetsh730/
Ckatts730/
Keeths730/
Keitts730/
Katz6787,766/
Kits671,462/
Ketz671,352/
Cats67795/
Keitsch67525/
Kyts67482/
Kaatsch67290/
Kautsch67266/
Kacs67192/
Katsova67179/
Katzsch67116/
Koetsch6788/
Keattch6779/
Kietsch6757/
Khets'e6751/
Keutsch6744/
Keitese6733/
Kuiatse6729/
Kaetsch6724/
Keds6721/
Ketsche6718/
Ketsova6711/
Kaatsız6711/
Katc679/
Katx676/
Kads676/
Khayuts674/
Khetshe674/
Kaitsch673/
Khet'se673/
Khatshe673/
Cets673/
Kheyets672/
Keaz672/
Qats672/
Kayutts671/
Keitesh671/
Kaschts671/
Keac671/
Khaitse671/
Khaitsh671/
Kayetse671/
Kaitshe671/
Kowetse671/
Qets671/
Kjts671/
Ketc671/
Kuetsch670/
Kayauts670/
Keechts670/

Keats Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Keats in the Marathi language
केअतसke'atasa-

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